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(June 24, 2023) — The Honors Program at Eastern Connecticut State University recognized nineteen graduating seniors at its annual reception this past May at the University’s J. Eugene Smith Library. The event celebrates students who completed an honors thesis, the program’s capstone requirement.
Among those honored was Matthew Duval of Haddam, who majors in History. Duval’s thesis is titled “Thomas Perkins, The Boston Opium Trade, and Their Influence Upon our Contemporary World.”
The University Honors Program offers an enriched course of study for academically talented and intellectually curious students. To graduate from the program, students must work with a faculty mentor in their major discipline on a long-term original research project known as an Honors Thesis, which is bound, catalogued and archived in the University library upon completion.
Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic is the state of Connecticut’s public liberal arts university, serving upwards of 4,100 students annually. In addition to attracting students from 160 of Connecticut’s 169 towns, Eastern also draws students from 32 states and eight countries. A residential campus offering 41 majors and 68 minors, Eastern offers students a strong liberal arts foundation grounded in a variety of applied learning opportunities.
